ReliOn makes changes to board

Spokane-based ReliOn, whose fuel cells are used for backup power, has named Kent Harrison and Richard Wolf to the board.

They replace Scott Fox and Adam Lichtenstein.

Harrison is a former executive at AT&T Wireless, while Wolf is the founding partner of Wall Street Technology Partners. Wall Street Technology Partners is one of a handful of investors that have supported the company since it spun off from Spokane utility Avista.

ReliOn is heavily funded, having closed a $23 million venture round last April. It is also operating in the energy and clean tech arena, one of the bright spots in the economy.

ReliOn’s hydrogen fuel cells are used by about 45 customers as a backup power source for cell towers, air traffic control systems and other industrial uses.